Pourouma is a genus of at least 20–25 species of in the family Urticaceae, or alternately, the Cecropiaceae, native to tropical regions of Central America and South America.[Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pourouma][Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan .]
The species are growing to 20 m tall. The leaf are spirally arranged, palmately veined, with an entire margin. They are plant sexuality, with male and female on separate trees. The fruit is fleshy.[
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